American Funds Growth Fund of America: A Short-Term Analysis

An October 15th WSJ article, “When ‘Focused’ Funds Falter”, finds many prominent stock-picker funds among some of the worst performing this year. Of such funds, Fairholme Fund (-27.6% YTD through Oct 13), a subject of one of our previous blog posts, is one of the most notable – along with Bill Miller’s Legg Mason Opportunity […]

October 19, 2011

An October 15th WSJ article, “When ‘Focused’ Funds Falter”, finds many prominent stock-picker funds among some of the worst performing this year. Of such funds, Fairholme Fund (-27.6% YTD through Oct 13), a subject of one of our previous blog posts, is one of the most notable – along with Bill Miller’s Legg Mason Opportunity (-34.7%) and CGM Focus (-22.2%). All funds have suffered significant redemptions this year.

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